[opendtv] Re: First test of new LG 5th gen receiver
- From: Mark Schubin <tvmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 04 May 2005 12:21:26 -0400
>I'm sure Mark Schubin would have a meaningful response
>to this.
>
I don't know how meaningful this is, but, during the test of the LG 5th
generation receiver here, we got only six stations absolutely
plug-&-play and a seventh with some antenna position and orientation
fiddling. But, at the time, that's all we could see on a spectrum analyzer.
> What bothers me is that the dealer in Scarsdale,
>or so it says in his port, could receive 21 channels on
>the real genuwyne LG 5th gen receiver with the special
>sauce. I would have expected that you should manage
>something similar, no? That's why Mark might be a more
>exact comparison, in Manhattan, with the LG receiver.
>
>
The NY DTT transmission situation (as opposed to the reception
situation) remains in flux. Many stations go on and off the air
periodically or broadcast only at certain hours. So a fixed receiver
with a fixed antenna may get different stations on different days.
During the 5th-generation test here, I was very surprised that we
weren't getting WABC-DT, which had been one of the easiest for me to
receive. A spectrum analyzer confirmed they were off the air at the time.
I've never seen 21 DTT stations here even on a spectrum analyzer.
That's transmission. For reception, cranes, trucks, and other temporary
obstructions can change multipath conditions.
>I have the sneaky suspicion these third party vendors
>are trying to get by with single conversion tuners.
>
>
I can sort-of confirm Bob's statement about LG working with them. I was
contacted by Zenith to give them details about the bad reception here so
they could work with the vendor on fixing the problem(s).
TTFN,
Mark
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